Chapter 180. Authorizing the construction of bridges across navigable waters, and to extend the time for the construction of bridgea across navigable waters, and to legalize the construction of bridges across navigable waters
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CHAP. 180.— An Act Authorizing the construction of bridges across navigable waters, and to extend the time for the construction of bridgea across navigable waters, and to legalize the construction of bridges across navigable waters. May 20, 1908.[[S. 4809.]](/us/bill/70/s/4809)[[Public, No. 124](/us/pl/70/124).] *Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Staten of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent of CongressBridges.Merrimac River.Vesper-Country Club may bridge, at Tyngs Island, Mass. is hereby given to the Vesper-Country Club, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, for the construction of a bridge across the Merrimac River at Tyngs Island, Massachusetts.
That the county of Okanogan and the town of Okanogan, jointly orOkanogan River, Wash.County of Okanogan, etc., may bridge. severally, corporations organized under the laws of the State of Washington, their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized, jointly or severally, to construct, maintain, and operate a wagon bridge and approaches thereto across the Okanogan River from some convenient and practical point on the West bunk of said river within theLocation. limits of said town of Okanogan to some convenient point on the east bank of said river in the south half of the Colville Indian Reservation in the State of Washington.
That the court of county commissioners of Geneva County, Alabama,Choctawhatchee River.Geneva County may bridge, near Geneva. Ala. its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Choctawhatchee River, at a point to be approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, about six miles above the town of Geneva, Alabama. That the Arizona and California Railway Company, a corporationColorado River.Arizona and California Railway Company may bridge, at Parker, Ariz.*Ante*, p. 5. organized under the laws of the lerntory of Arizona, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge, and approaches thereto, across the.
Colorado River, at or near Parker, in the Territory of Arizona, as may be approved by the Secretary of War, for the passage of railroad trains by means of a single or double track, and also at the option of said company, its successors and assigns, to be used for the passage of wagons, vehicles, street ears, animals, and persons on foot and in vehicles. That the Missouri Central Railroad Company, a corporation organizedMissouri River.Missouri Central Railroad Company may bridge, at Glasgow, Mo. under the laws of the.
State of Missouri, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River at a point just south of the city of Glasgow, being about five hundred yards south of the bridge now owned by the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company, to an opposite point in Saline County, in the State of Missouri.167 That the Missouri Central Railroad Company, a corporation organizedMissouri River.Missouri Central Railroad Company may bridge, at Saini Charles, Mo. under the laws of the State of Missouri, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River at a point near the city of Saint Charles, being about three and one-half miles south of west of said city of Saint Charles, to a point due south in Saint Louis County, all in the State of Missouri.
That the Mississippi, Hill City and Western Railway Company, aMississippi River, Minn.Mississippi, Hill City and Western Railway Company may bridge. corporation organized under the laws of the State or booth Dakota, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River at section four, township fifty-two north,Location. range twenty-three west, being in Aitkin County, in the State of Minnesota.
That the Iron Dyke Copper Company, a corporation organized underSnake River.Iron Dyke Copper Company may bridge, at Homestead, Oreg. the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Snake River at a point to be selected between Homestead and Ballards Landing, on said river, between the States of Oregon and Idaho. That section seven of the act approved March twenty-sixth, nineteenMissouri River.Time extended for bridging, by South Omaha Railroad and Bridge Company, at South Omaha, Nebr.Vol. 32, p. 92.Vol. 34, p. 817, amended. hundred and two. as amended by an Act approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, authorizing the South Omaha Railroad and Bridge Company to build a bridge and approaches thereto across Missouri River at or near the city of South Omaha, Douglas County, is hereby amended by extending the time for the construction of said bridge and approaches thereto to April fifteenth, nineteen hundred and ten.
That the Copper River Railway Company, a corporation organizedCopper River, Alaska.Copper River Railway Company may bridge.Two bridges; locations. and existing under the laws of the Shite of Washington, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate two bridges across the Copper River, in the Territory of Alaska, below the Abercrombie Canyon, to be located as follows : The first, or lower bridge, to cross the said Copper River at a point below Childs Glacier; and the second, or upper bridge, to cross said Copper River at some point between Childs Glacier and Miles Glacier, and slightly upstream from the location that has been selected as a bridge crossing by the Alaska Pacific Railway and Terminal Company, and a sufficient distance therefrom to avoid interference with the construction or operation of the bridge across said river that may lawfully be erected by said last-named company.
That the Copper River and Northwestern Railway Company, a corporationBering Lake, Alaska.Copper River and Northwestern Railway Company may bridge. organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, operate, and maintain a bridge and its approaches thereto across Bering Lake, in the Territory of Alaska. That section six of an Act authorizing the Winnipeg Yankton andMissouri River.Time extended for bridging, by Winnepeg, Yankton mid Gulf Railroad Company, at Yankton, S.
Dak.Vol. 33, p. 157.Vol. 34, p. 897, amended.*Post*, p. 658. Gulf Railroad Company to construct a combined railroad, wagon, and foot-passenger bridge across the Missouri River at or near the city of Yankton, South Dakota, approved April fifth, nineteen hundred and four, as amended by the Act approved February nineteenth, nineteen hundred and seven, be, and the same is hereby, so amended that the time within which the said bridge is required to he commenced shall be within one year and the time within which it is required that the said bridge shall be completed shall be within three years from the date of the approval of this Act.
That the Rock River Traction Company, a corporation organizedRock River, III.Rock River Traction Company may bridge. under the laws of the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct a bridge across Rock River at a point between the first section line south of the Colona Ferry (theLocation. section line between sections nine and ten, township seventeen north, iunge one east) and the first section line east of the Cleveland Ferry 168 (the section line between sections twenty-nine and thirty, township eighteen north, range two east), said bridge to be built across Rock River between the counties of Henry and Rock Island, in the State of Illinois.
That the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for the constructionRainy River, Minn.Time extended for bridging, by International Bridge and Terminal Company. of a bridge across Rainy River, in the State of Minnesota.” approved February seventh, nineteen hundred and three, is hereby revived and reenacted. That section six of the aforesaid Act is hereby amended to read as follows: “Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void ifTime of construction.Vol. 82, p. 802, amended. actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from July first, nineteen hundred and eight; and that the construction shall not be commenced until theConstruction within Canadian jurisdiction.
Government of the Dominion of Canada has authorized the construction and maintenance of that part of said bridge which shall occupy that portion of the river which is under the jurisdiction of said Dominion government.” That the board of supervisors of the town of Highlanding, RedRed Luke River.Highlanding Minn., may bridge. Lake County, Minnesota, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Red Lake River on the section line between sections twenty-nineLocation. and thirty, township one hundred and fifty-three north, range forty west, in the State of Minnesota.
That the city of Bemidji, a corporation organized under the laws ofMississippi River.Bemidji, Minn., may bridge. the State of Minnesota, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at sectionLocation. sixteen, township one hundred mid forty-six, range thirty-three, in the State of Minnesota. That the Ruston, Natchitoches and Northeastern Railroad Company,Bayou D’Arbonne, La.Ruston, Natchitoches and Northeastern Railroad Company may bridge. a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana, its successors and assigns, be and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a drawbridge and approaches thereto across Ba von D’Arbonne in the State of Louisiana at a suitable point on saidLocation. stream on the line of its road between the cities of Farmerville, in Union Parish, and Ruston, in Lincoln Parish, in the.
State of Louisiana. That the bridge constructed across the .Mississippi River between theMississippi River.Bridge between Clough and Furl Ripley, Minn., legalized. townships of Clough, in Morrison County, and Fort Ripley, in Crow Wing County, State of Minnesota, by the authorities of said counties of Morrison mid Crow Wing, be, and the same is hereby, legalized, and the consent of Congress is hereby given to its maintenance by said*Proviso.*Changes. authorities: *Provided*, That any changes in the said structure which the Secretary of War may at any time deem necessary and order in the interest of navigation shall be promptly made by the owners thereof at their own expense.
That the township of Manistee, in the county of Manistee, State ofManistee River.Manistee, Mich., may bridge. Michigan, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Michigan, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge, and approaches t hereto, across the south branch or channel of the Manistee River in said township, in the. State of Michigan. That the Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway Company, a corporationMorris and Cummings channel.Aransas Harbor Terminal Company may bridge, at Aransas Pass, Tex. organized under Texas law, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge and approaches thereto across the Morris and Cummings channel at a point near Aransas Pass, Texas, from the mainland to Harbor Island.
That the Saint Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway Company, aRio Grande River.St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway Company may bridge, at Brownsville, Tex. corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, its successors and assigns, be. and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railway, wagon, and foot bridge and approaches 169 thereto across the Rio Grande River, at. Brownsville, in the State of*Post*, p. 576. Texas, connecting the city of Brownsville, Texas, with the city of Matamoros.
Mexico: *Provided.* That the construction of the said bridge*Proviso*.Consent of Mexico required. shall not be commenced until the consent of the proper authorities of the Republic of Mexico for the erection of the structure shall have been obtained. That the Yellowstone Valley Steel Bridge Company, a corporationMissouri River, Mont.Yellowstone Valley Steel Bridge Company may bridge. organized under the laws of the State of Montana, its successors arid assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River at or within one mile west of the east boundary line of Montana, inLocation. the State of Montana.
That an Act entitled “An Act to authorize the construction of aMissouri River, Kans., and Mo.Time extended for bridging, by Kansas City Outer Belt and Electrie Railroad Company.Vol. 32, p. 7 55, amended. bridge across the Missouri River at a point to be selected within five miles north of the Kaw River in Wyandotte, County, State of Kansas, and Clay County, State of Missouri, and to make the same a post route,” approved December seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, be, and the same is hereby, revived and declared to be in full force and effect, and that section eight of said Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
“That this Act shall be mill and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced withinTime of completion. one year and completed within three years from the first day of May, nineteen hundred and eight.” That the county of Muskegon, in the State of Michigan, a corporationMuskegon River.Muskegon County Mich., may bridge. organized under the laws of the State of Michigan, its successors and assigns, be and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge and approaches thereto across the MuskegonLocation.
River on the line between the counties of Muskegon and Newaygo, in said State of Michigan. Sec. 2. That all of the bridges authorized to he constructed by thisconstruction. Act shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the ActVol. 34, P. 84. entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved.
Approved, May 20, 1908.